Upgrades

  • Intercontinental Hotels (IHG) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • Rentokil (RTOKY) upgraded by Credit Suisse from Neutral to Outperform
  • Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) upgraded by JP Morgan from Underweight to Neutral
  • Broadcom (BRCM) upgraded by Deutsche Bank from Hold to Buy
  • El Paso Electric (EE) upgraded by Jefferies from Underperform to Hold
  • Travelers (TRV) upgraded by Goldman from Buy to Conviction Buy
  • Comcast (CMCSA) upgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Outperform
  • Hartford Financial (HIG) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • MetLife (MET) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Buy
  • Fossil (FOSL) upgraded by Brean Murray from Hold to Buy
  • OpenTable (OPEN) upgraded by Barclays from Equal Weight to Overweight
  • Polo Ralph Lauren (RL) upgraded by Goldman from Neutral to Conviction Buy

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Downgrades

  • Merck (MRK) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • BlackRock (BLK) downgraded by Goldman from Conviction Buy to Buy
  • Medicis (MRX) downgraded by Canaccord from Buy to Hold
  • Sunoco (SUN) downgraded by Macquarie from Outperform to Neutral
  • SourceFire (FIRE) downgraded by Jefferies from Buy to Hold
  • Assurant (AIZ) downgraded by Goldman from Buy to Neutral
  • Oracle (ORCL) downgraded by BMO Capital from Outperform to Market Perform
  • First Horizon (FHN) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Underperform
  • M&T Bank (MTB) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Buy to Neutral
  • Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) downgraded by Brean Murray from Buy to Hold
  • Aflac (AFL) downgraded by UBS from Neutral to Sell
  • BioMed Realty (BMR) downgraded by Morgan Stanley from Overweight to Equal Weight
  • Con-way (CNW) downgraded by BB&T from Buy to Hold
  • Coeur d’Alene Mines (CDE) downgraded by BMO Capital from Outperform to Market Perform
  • Commercial Metals (CMC) downgraded by CRT Capital from Buy to Fair Value
  • Northeast Utilities (NU) downgraded by Macquarie from Neutral to Underperform
  • VeriSign (VRSN) downgraded by BofA/Merrill from Neutral to Underperform
  • Costco (COST) downgraded by Bernstein from Market Perform to Underperform

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